Two Children Die in Swimming Pools
兩名兒童在游泳池中喪生
Introduction
Two young children died in swimming pools. One child was in Louisiana and one child was in Auckland.
兩名幼童在游泳池中喪生。一名兒童在路易斯安那州，另一名則在奧克蘭。
Main Body
A three-year-old boy died in Louisiana. A woman watched him, but she did not look at him for 20 minutes. The woman did not have a license to watch children. Now, the police say she committed a crime.
一名三歲男童在路易斯安那州喪生。一名女性在照顧他，但她有20分鐘沒有看著他。該女性並不持有照顧兒童的執照。現在警方表示她涉嫌犯罪。
An eight-year-old boy died in Auckland. He has autism. He ran away from a school bus and went into a pool. The owner of the house did not hear him because the owner cannot hear well.
一名八歲男童在奧克蘭喪生。他患有自閉症。他從校車上跑掉並進入了一個泳池。屋主因為聽力不佳，所以沒有聽到他的聲音。
Neighbors tried to help the boy in Auckland. They tried to make him breathe. However, the boy died. The pool had a fence, but the boy still got inside.
奧克蘭的鄰居試圖營救該男童。他們嘗試讓他恢復呼吸。然而，男童仍不幸喪生。泳池雖然設有圍欄，但男童依然進入了池內。
Conclusion
Both children died. One death happened because a worker was not careful. The other death was a sad accident.
兩名兒童均已喪生。其中一宗是因為照顧者不小心，另一宗則是場悲慘的意外。
Vocabulary Learning
🕰️ Talking about the Past
When we talk about things that already happened, we often add -ed to the action word. This tells the listener the story is over.
Look at these changes:
- Watch → Watched*
- Try → Tried*
- Happen → Happened*
🚫 Saying 'No' in the Past
To say someone did not do something, we use: did not + [action word].
Example: "She did not look at him."
Crucial Rule: When you use "did not," the action word goes back to its normal form.
❌ Wrong: did not looked ✅ Right: did not look
🧩 Word Order for People
In English, we put the description before the person:
- A three-year-old boy
- An eight-year-old boy
Pattern: [Number] + [Age] + [Person] → A ten-year-old girl